Making a robot can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s the perfect combination of creativity, engineering and problem solving. However, if you’re just getting started in robotics, it can also be overwhelming. To make things easier for those who are just starting out, we’ve put together some tips and tricks to help makers bring robots to life! From the basics of assembling your robot to software implementation, these pointers will give you everything you need to get started on your robotic adventure!
MAKE, Volume 19 features a special section on robots. Learn how to make a model plane with an autopilot and a small built-in robot brain. We also show you how to make a comfortable plywood chair, a bicyclist’s vest that shows how fast you’re going, and projects that introduce you to servomotors. There’s a free […]
This project uses an Arduino to play back the IR sequences that were captured form the I-Sobot’s remote control. The next step is to add some sensors, and make the robot fully autonomous. Check out the link for more information about the build, including the source code. I decoded the Tomy Isobot IR protocol and […]
The TB-007 robot is outfitted with a metal detector for locating hidden treasures on the beach. The wireless camera allows the maker to monitor the bots treasure-hunting progress from the comfort of his deck. Check out the link for a lot more information about the build. More about TB-007: Metal detecting robot
Stacey Kuznetzov made these fun robots that can traverse vertical metallic surfaces. Each bot is programmed with a unique personality and has embedded light sensors to perform some basic human interactions. She has an Instructable that explains how to make them. If you don’t have a metallic surface to infest with robots, you might want […]
Robots serving ramen… At the “Fua-men” (pronounced FOO-ah-men) ramen noodle shop in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, two robotic arms busily serve their hungry customers, doling out nearly 80 bowls of noodles on a busy day. “The benefits of using robots as ramen chefs include the accuracy of timing in boiling noodles, precise movements […]
The Experimental Robot Platform (ERP) has been a work in progress since June of 2007. Why? Well, it’s because the maker will always be making improvements to the design, even if it did win judges choice award at MOBOT 2008. Check out the link for a nice build history, from its initial CAD prototype, to […]
A robot named QuietBot #1524 posted to its twitter channel about the latest issue of MAKE: No mention of me and my work, but the newest issue of @Make magazine is out, and it’s all about lots of other #robots. We’re sorry you feel left out, QuietBot #1524. We went to your site and looked […]
